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    It's a big K&N cone that came with the charger kit. The old MAF wasn't dirty when I checked it either. I ran a cotton bud over it and it hardly had a speck on it. But I'm sure being way down low at the front of the car doesn't help the connector. It must be getting all the crap sprayed at it.
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    VAGCOM 00537 - Lambda (Oxygen Sensor) Regulation 11-10 - Control Limit Not Reached - Intermittent 00553 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70) 29-10 - Short to Ground - Intermittent 00513 - The Usual Engine Speed Sensor Fault when running VAGCOM with the engine off. All of these are historic faults. IE: before I replaced the MAF sensor. So I cleared them and I'll take it a drive tonight and rerun VAGCOM. It could be a Lambda fault but I tend to think this is showing an error because the MAF has been faulty. Could also be a wiring problem. Stealth will have extended the MAF wiring to relocate it behi
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    Weird little torx they were with a little nipple. Luckily my latest Aldi purchase of a 120 piece screwdriver set contained the right bit. Swapped the MAF over last night and the car drove beautifully. Had a nice 30 minute blast around the countryside. Parked her up for the night with a smile on my face. Started her this morning looking forward to a trouble-free drive to work. Nope! The bag of spanners is back. I'm getting miffed now.
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    Ok. Throttle Body Alignment on a Corrado is not possible. They don't have a motor driven TB. You can do the ECU rest procedure and "Basic Settings" though. http://wiki.the-corrado.net/vr6_ecu_reset_procedure.html I cleaned the ISV and tested it. All ok. Made no difference. With my car being SuperCharged, the MAF is located down behind the bumper. I took the connector off and cleaned the connections and that improved things for a while. I'm going to try and get the sensor out of the MAF tonight and gently clean it. I also have a spare MAF I can try. What sort of torx are on the MAF sensor? I
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    I think I'm going to have to take the ISV off and test it. If it's not clogged with dirt, it could be the solenoid is getting lazy.
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    All Corrados are OBD1 iirc. Throttle body alignment seems to be the general consensus from reading other threads. I'll check under the bonnet for leaks too. The engine was recently rebuilt at Stealth, so the throttle body and ISV should be ok.
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    Brought the VR6 out of hibernation at the weekend. Battery was completely flat after sitting for 6 weeks so a jump start was needed. Took her for a 40 mile run to charge the battery and shake the cobwebs out. Had her out again last night, started on the button. 20 mile drive, no probs. This morning on the way to work she drops below 500rpm and cuts out every time I take my foot off the gas. If I try to start her with no gas she just turns over. A little pedal and she starts but cuts out again as soon as I ease off. Unfortunately I can't find my OBD cable at the moment to run a scan. What shoul
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    I'm pretty sure brand new handles are "obsolete" as far as VW are concerned. You'll not need them anyway as it's only ever the striker that breaks. You'll find a kit on eBay again.. Or there is a guy called Daves16v on the Corrado Forum who makes kits. I've used 2 of his kits in the past and they worked a treat. Removing and refitting the arm is a little tricky. Best use a vice to hold the handle whilst you work on it. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=10426&page=76&highlight=handle Passat rear handles. You'll find them new on eBay for not much. Someone in Poland is making them.
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    I got a set from Dubpower a few years back. They were recommended on the Corrado Forum. http://dubpower.co.uk/HT%20leads.HTM £50 posted to me in Germany for the "Premium" leads. I was advised not to bother with the pricier ones and that was for a Supercharged VR6.
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    I'll let Vince know you have a couple of spares though. Quite often his customers need an engine pronto.
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    Nevermind. I won the auction. £83 was a bargain. But thanks very much for the offer. And thanks for the advice so far lads. Keeping these cars on the road is an obsession verging on madness sometimes.
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    I think the first one will do nicely. Let me check with Vince tomorrow. How much are you looking? (There's a complete engine needing only a headgasket on eBay which I'm bidding on)
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    I'm in Germany. But the car's in Southam, Worcs @ Stealth Racing. What condition is the engine and can you pallet it up for collection?
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    The only thing we can think of is oil starvation due to a blocked oilway somewhere inside the block. So I'm trying to source a replacement block. If anyone has knows of one up for grabs please let me know via 'PM.
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    I'm confident the specialist, Stealth Racing, know what they're doing. The car has a bit of history. Shortly after I bought it the big end bearings went. I had the engine rebuilt here in Germany. There was wear in the cylinder bores so I had them bored out and oversized Wossner pistons fitted. Supplied by Stealth. They also supplied Wossner Conrods but these were not fitted at the time as the German place couldn't get them to fit. They needed machined down a little. At the same time, the timing chains/tensioners were replaced along with oil and water pumps. I drove the car for 18 months until
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    Indeed. It's been bolted back together and gone straight on the rollers as far as I know.
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    Nightmare situation. My car (Corrado 2.9 ABV) is currently with a specialist having cams and a Vortech fitted. Today for the second time whilst being run on the Dyno it has damaged the big end bearing. Same cylinder as last time. After the first failure they removed the engine from the car. Fitted a new crankshaft (2nd hand reconditioned) and fitted new bearings. This is getting too costly now and I really can't have the same thing happen again. Any ideas or pointers on what could be causing these failures. Should I just source another engine? This one has already been bored out and had Woss
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    Corrado vr6

    mikevr6 replied to SKULLROCKER's topic in Corrado

    Translation:- I sourced one from a local breakers. Passat 35i Estate is the one you're after. Take the entire cassette containing the mechanism and roof. There are about 10 x 10mm bolts holding it on. Take the motor too, although the Rado one is the same. Good to have a spare. I think you can also swap the interior light panel. The Passat one has a little sunshade on it. Which is nice.
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    HaHa. That's not the half of it. I work in Oil & Gas. So travel all over the show. My Missus is Thai. Chok Dee Khrap!
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    Patpong_Pete. What's with the username? I used to live in Phuket They're both here. But still on their N.Ireland V5's and Reg's.. Helps with speed cameras and parking fines Don't know mate. So far the Missus is pretty understanding of my addiction. She prefers me to be tinkering with the cars than tinkering with the German Lasses. Might chop the Golf in for something bigger when we start a family. Ta very much!
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    I hear ya mate. Getting married in June and I reckon one of them's for the chop. How to decide? Missus or the cars
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    Derv is the new Petrol! Dirty Golf has more torque than the Storm. Which is why It'll be turbo'd soon! Great motor. Into 6th gear, cruise on, watch the MPG approach 50. @ 80mph I usually get 45-49mpg. Hard cars to come by. I hunted high and low for a good one. Paid £5k two years ago to a nice fella on http://uk-mkivs.net/ That was with all the mods. I've done nothing to it bar servicing and cleaning. Have a look over there and you might strike lucky!
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    Together...
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    Daily Dirtbag.... 2002 Golf TDI Highline Black Magic Pearl LC9Z Normal Highline Spec. Heated Leather, Arm Rest, Cruise, Climate, Auto Mirror, Auto Wipers. 1.9 PD 130 mapped to 178 bhp Full Miltek SS Exhaust Coilovers 17" TT Comps Helix Clutch Lightened Flywheel 4 Motion Xenons USA Rear Cluster Lupo rear wiper Passat W8 interior light Bora Vents Beetle Turbo Gearknob Strengthened window runners Red LED Door Handle mod R32 Centre Console & Door Trims Alpine CDR9887 with Ipod Control
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